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Okwaro replaces Gabou as UNI Africa Telecoms President
Published: 27 January 2011
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BENSON Okwaro, the General Secretary of the Communications Workers’ Union of Kenya (COWU), has taken over the presidency of UNI Africa Telecoms Committee after the retirement of veteran trade unionist Gabou Gueye of Senegal.
Okwaro was elected at the 3rd UNI Africa Telecoms Conference that was held in Dakar, Senegal last year. His deputy is Pierre-Louis Mouangue of SYNACOM, Cameroun. Tribute was paid to Gabou for his strong leadership that culminated in the establishment of the France Telecom Global Works Council. The Telecoms Conference debated issues on organisng workers, establishing global union alliances and negotiating global agreements in multinational telecoms companies operating in Africa such as Bharti Airtel, France Telecom, MTN, Orange, Maroc Telecom, and Vodacom. A resolution was also adopted calling for the establishment of the UNI Africa ICTS sector in 2011. |